Second Chances

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AN: For those that are Kim and Emily fans, I don't apologize. But please, don't hate me for this chapter. I was only thinking of Madison's feelings. I hope that you like it. If not, what can I do? Nothing. I won't re-edit this chapter. So, enjoy and review if you want to.

Mercury Serenity

PS. I am not mad. I am just being brutally honest. ;) Oh, and also, there might be grammatical mistakes in here. But I am past that stage of caring. I won't be posting for another week, so I thought that I give this chappie as a token of my appreciation!

Guarantee

It was tedious to sit in my living room, listening to Sam Uley, the leader of the pack, talk hateful things about my mother. I knew that they were mortal enemies, but did he have to be so candid about how he loathed my mother. His words pierced my heart, when he spoke ill of her. I could feel his eyes on me as he spoke of her.

"Leave," I shouted, when Sam started talking ill about my mother. "This is my house; you can leave if you are going to be talking about my mother. I don't care if she is a vampire or whatever, she is still my mother!"

Sam inhaled deeply and sat back down. "I am sorry to speak ill of your mother, but she is our enemy."

"She's still my mother." I added.

"I understand, but please, Madison, try to see it from our point of view." he said in his commanding voice.

"I am trying, but I just can't!" I retorted, getting off from Embry's lap.

"Sam," Emily said, placing her hand on his arm. "We should calm down, first."

"Sweetie," he said, looking down at her. "It's important that she understand the risk that she is putting on her life and her child's life. That baby that she is carrying is part of the pack. It's Embry's and he is my brother! We have to protect him."

"I am the mother and I can protect him. My mother would not put the child's life in harms' way. She loves me and I believe that she won't hurt the baby! Embry make him see!"

"Madie-baby," Embry said exasperatingly. "Please, just listen to Sam."

"I don't want to." I whined childishly. "I understand that what my mother did last time was wrong. I spoke to her about it and she gave me her word that she was not going to do it again. I believe her."

"We can establish a truce with her coven. Just like the one that our ancestor established with the Cullens, right, Embry?" Seth said, glancing at Embry.

Did I mention how much I loved that kid? If I was to convince Embry, it was through this kid!

"I don't know." Embry said. I narrowed my eyes at him and gave him an evil look. Idiot! Coward! Why was he always backing Sam? Could it be that the rumors were true? Sam and Embry were brothers? "What do we know about your mother's coven, Madison?"

"They don't drink human blood. Their eyes are topaz. You saw them, Embry. Leah has met them. She can testify to that!" I said annoyed.

Sam averted his eyes at Leah, but she ignored him. She was too busy admiring my brother to pay attention to what we were saying. She didn't belong to Sam's pack anymore. She had broken ties with him, when Jacob decided to defend the Cullens from Sam's wrath. I wanted Embry to leave Sam's pack, but there was something that stopped him.

"That's true. Their eyes were topaz and they seemed normal around human." Embry said, running his hand through face. "But,"

"Embry, they all act normal around humans." Jared interjected, caressing Kim's hand. "We can't let our guard down, just because they are acting civilized around humans, doesn't mean that they won't attack. They are still leeches and are our mortal enemies!"

Ugh, I was getting tired of the same thing. For the last hour all they had done was bash my mother for being a vampire. I wanted to kick them all out of my house.

The living room was crowded with tall idiots and their imprints. I felt like I didn't belong with them. I couldn't find something that would connect me to those girls. All we had in common was the fact that werewolves' had imprinted on us. I stared at Mercury and he looked pensive. He was always the quiet type… but I could sense that the way Sam, Embry and Jared were talking about our mother was bothering him.

Leah sat beside him on the floor, caressing his face. She truly looked in love. They looked so beautiful together. Mercury had his creamy arms around her and Leah rested her head on his shoulder. I was glad that at least, she wasn't making any comments. I didn't want to beat her with a broom stick. OK, I digress; I didn't want her to beat me up with the broom stick!

"Excuse me," Mercury said in his husky voice. Sam stopped talking and rolled his eyes at Mercury.

That fucking asshole! Was he jealous of my brother? Oh, yeah, he can't have her anymore! Leah wasn't pinning on him anymore! She was Mercury and I knew in my heart of hearts that Mercy would never hurt her.

"What?" Sam said crossly.

"I apologize for interrupting. I know that you guys want to protect La Push. I understand that we are trying to come up with a middle ground where everyone is going to be pleased and satisfied. But honestly, bashing our mother is not gonna help. Yes, what she did was wrong-"

"Son, let us handle this." Sam said irritated. "You have no busin-"

Son? Damn, Mercury was only five years younger than him!

"No," Mercury said loudly, interrupting Sam.

He was tall, but not as tall as those guys. He stood up from the floor and looked down at Leah. Her smile gave him confidence. I could see the glee in Leah's eyes, when she saw my brother stand up to her previous-Alpha.

"All you have been doing for the last hour is just bashing my mother. I have sat in a corner letting you talk, but it's my turn now. You may be their Alpha, but you are nothing to me. This is my house," he said firmly. No, Mercy, it's my house! Aunt Ryona gave it to me! But, anyways…

"It's my turn to speak, so I would appreciate that you listen!" he said loudly. Mercury Alexis Ferreira, I love you! Finally! Show those cojones that god gave you!

"I have spoken to my mother and she doesn't want to come in to La Push. She understands that what she did was wrong. She was desperate to see Madison and I. That is the only reason she broke the laws and came into La Push territory. And to be totally honest, she didn't even know that there were laws. The only thing she wants is to be with her children. I don't have a problem driving down to Forks to see her. I am her son and I don't care if she is a vampire. She became a vampire while trying to save us. I don't see her as an enemy! I don't see you guys as the enemy. But I won't sit here in my sister's house; letting you guys decide our future. "

"I don't mind going down to Forks to visit her, either." I said, walking to where my brother was standing. He looked at me and took my hand.

"That's what I don't want!" Embry said lividly. "I don't want my son to be exposed to them!"

"Excuse me?" I asked fuming. "Wait, you don't want 'your son' exposed to them? I thought he was our son? Last time I checked; it took two people to conceive: a man and a woman. You and I!"

"You know what I mean, Madison." he said annoyed.

"No, I guess I don't!"I hissed.

"Guys," Paul said. "You can argue about that later. Let's finish with this, so we can all go to bed. I am fucking tired and I have to work tomorrow."

"No, Paul, we are going to talk about this NOW!" I shouted. "What the hell, Embry? She is my mother and I am going to have her grandson. She is not a threat to us."

"Maybe not her, but what about Cayenne and that idiot that was with her?" Embry said frustratingly.

"Her name is Cheyenne and his name is Elisha. They were the ones that thought our mother to drink animals' blood. I think they are the least of our problems, Embry." I hissed.

"Madison," he said furiously. "Ugh, damn, when you get in that fucking mood. I just want to leave."

"Then leave!" I said angrily. "Leave and take all your friends with you. That would save me a fucking headache."

"Madison," Emily said soothingly. "Calm down, sweetie."

I shook my head and placed my hand on my hip. "No, I won't calm down." I shouted. "This is my house…"

"Here we go again!" Embry said annoyed, slamming his hands on his thighs. "That's what she always says when she is angry! Every time she gets angry, she says the same thing." he said to Paul. Paul nodded and then stared at me.

"Madison, being so angry all the time is definitely not good for the baby." Kim said softly. "You should relax and calm down."

"Shut up." I growled. Really, what is up with those two hippy girls!

"She should be a werewolf." I heard Leah say.

"Yeah, shut up, Kim!" Rachel said. "Finally someone told her to shut up!" Rachel said, walking towards me. She gave me a high five and I noticed Leah laughing at us.

"I am just sick of all this. I am tired of Sam trying to bend his will on me! I am not part of your werewolf pack, Sam. I have my own agenda and it doesn't include you!" I said impatiently.

"Madison, calm down." Emily said worriedly, taking a step away from Sam."Please, calm down."

"No! If he can't control his fucking anger, he has to go. It's not easy to hear the truth, right, Sam? Why are you guys so worried about my mother being dangerous, when all of you guys are as dangerous as her! Look at Emily's face!"

"Madison, don't go there!" Embry said angrily. "That's not the same. It's different."

Why was Embry such a fucking weakling, when it came to Sam Uley?

"How is it fucking different? Am I as safe with you, as I would be with my mother? What are the chances that you would explode into a wolf and leave marks on me the way, Sam did on Emily?"

"Shut up!" Sam shouted, shaking angrily. "I won't allow you to talk about Emily in such a way. What happened to her was a mistake and I will forever regret."

"I know!" I said. "I understand that and I know that you are sorry… But what guarantees me that Embry won't do that to me. What if that happens again? What I am trying to say is that there are no guarantees in life!"

"You went too far, Madison." Kim said, shaking her head. "That was low."

"Shut up, Kimberly. It's true." Rachel said softly. Paul stared at her in disbelief and then growled at me. "I see Madison's point of view. Sam, you need to lay off. That vampire is still her mother. There are bonds that even love can't break. Not even you, as an alpha can break them."

"Rachel, you don't know what you are saying." Paul said.

"Paul," she said softly, taking his hand in hers. "Baby, I do know what I am saying. If it was my mother, I would be defending her the way Mercury and Madison are doing. It's their mom, Embry, Paul, Sam. No matter what she is, she is still their mother."

I sighed and stared at Emily. "Emily," I said whispering, taking a step closer to where she stood. "I know that what I said was out of line, but, truly, what can you say to assure me that this won't happen again?"

She touched her face with her trembling hands and looked down at the floor. "I can't say." she whispered. Her words were a hard blow on Sam's manly ego. "I just have faith that Sam Uley won't ever hurt me again." she smiled at me. "I have faith that our love will conquer everything."

She turned and smiled at Sam. His harden expression melted away, when he saw her smile. She took his large hand in hers and smiled up at him. "I love you, Sam Uley. I believe in you."

"Emily," I whispered. "I have faith that my mother won't hurt me. I have faith!" I cried, unable to hold back my tears. Emily released Sam's hand and walked to where I stood.

"I have faith that your mother won't hurt you." she said, hugging me.